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Webster 1913 Edition


Conclusory

Con-clu′so-ry

,
Adj.
Conclusive.
[R.]

Definition 2024


conclusory

conclusory

English

Adjective

conclusory (comparative more conclusory, superlative most conclusory)

  1. Of or pertaining to a conclusion; conclusive. [from 1846 through early 20th century]
  2. (law) Offering a conclusion with seriously deficient support in fact or logic; begging the question. [from 1923]
    These claims are conclusory and unsupported by any specific allegations, let alone evidence.

References

  • conclusory at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • conclusory” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
  • "While Effusive, 'Conclusory' is Still Quite Elusive: The Story of a Word, Iqbal, and a Perplexing Lexical Inquiry of Supreme Importance", Donald J. Kochan, April 3, 2013, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 73, No. 2, 2011